MiR-138-5p suppresses lung adenocarcinoma cell epithelial-mesenchymal transition, proliferation and metastasis by targeting ZEB2

摘要

Background: MiR-138-5p is regarded as a tumour suppressor in many cancers. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) often acts as a tumor promotor at the late stages of human cancers. However, the function of miR-138-5p on lung adenocarcinoma cells induced by TGF-beta remains to be further confirmed.